Melrose

 Melrose stone foundation repairs includes full service stone foundation restoration and sealant.

 Stone setting, crack repairs, complete repointing of basement and waterproof coating.

 Our family has worked in Melrose foundation repairs and masonry since the 1960's when our grandfather first came from Ireland. Being professionally trained in England and Ireland in masonry construction and lime mortar rendering. 

 Ireland with its rocky coast and use of lime mortar as a plaster coat and basement white washing easily transferred to Melrose's dense ledge and rocky hills. 

 Being a third generation mason contractor we were fortunate to learn stone foundation construction and the use of lime mortar hands on with professional results.

 All stone foundations constructed in the 1600's, 1700's, 1800's and early 1900's used stone, brick and lime. If you have a stone foundation in Melrose, it was built and sealed with lime mortar. 

 Lime mortar repairs and restoration requires knowledge of materials, lime treatments, curing and rendering. 

 Repairs made with wrong materials result in damage to stones or bricks, sealant failure, trapping moisture in walls with non breathable materials and a very short lived repair.

At Thompson Crowley Masonry we specialize in stone foundation restoration and the use of lime mortars and foundation sealants. We are professional mason contracts with generations of skills to restore your masonry.